Cloud Nine

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Sex slaver gets two years
Thai woman used prostitution to exploit victims of human-trafficking
By KEVIN MARTIN, CALGARY SUN

Taking part in "a modern form of slavery" by importing prostitutes into Canada has landed a city madam a two-year prison term and a ticket back to Thailand. Noi Saengchanh pleaded guilty yesterday to three prostitution-related charges, including taking new arrivals in Canada straight to bawdy houses.

"Canada is part of an international accord, the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons," noted Crown prosecutor Dave Torske.

"These efforts are being made to curb the growing trend in international crime known as 'human trafficking.'

"It has been called a modern form of slavery and involves the recruitment, movement and harbouring of people by means of deception, coercion or force."

These crimes are committed "in order to exploit (the victims) through sexual exploitation," he said.

Torske said Saengchanh, 33, was a part owner in a massage parlour called Cloud 9 Body Care, which was a cover for her prostitution operation.

"Ms. Saengchanh participated in meetings and conversations where she conspired to bring women from Thailand into Canada with false immigration documents," he said.

The women were to "work as prostitutes at common bawdy houses in Calgary."

A police investigation commenced in April 2003 and uncovered the human trafficking.

"Detective (Joe) Malicdem was posing as a pimp and the accused disclosed that she could provide him with girls from Thailand to work as prostitutes," Torske said.

Undercover officers met with Saengchanh and her partner, who indicated women could be obtained for a fee of $8,000 to $15,000 each.

The women would then sign a contract agreeing to work as prostitutes in bawdy houses until they earned $40,000 in fees.

Torske said Saengchanh was illegally in Canada using similar fake documents to the ones used to get her victims through customs.

Defence lawyer Adriano Iovinelli agreed with Torske's proposal that his client be handed a two-year sentence on top of the remand time she has already served.

He told provincial court Judge Catherine Skene that would equate to a 40-month term.

Torske added Saengchanh will be taken to an airport and flown back to her homeland the moment she is released

 

[Doctrine Man]

When is she released? I'll take her to Thailand. She could show me some good parlours!!

Anyone know her 'house' name? Annie?